Bøger af Merrill D. Peterson
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- The Compromise of 1833
353,95 kr. Dominated by the personalities of three towering figures of the US's middle period - Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Andrew Jackson - Olive Branch and Sword tells of the political and rhetorical duelling that brought about the Compromise of 1833, resolving the crisis of the Union caused by South Carolina's nullification of the protective tariff.
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- 353,95 kr.
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638,95 kr. This text, first published in 1960, presents a study of Thomas Jefferson's posthumous reputation, and its influence on American imagination and political thought from the 1820s to the 1930s. It examines how Jefferson's reputation rose and fell and what this shows about America's evolving culture.
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- 638,95 kr.
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- Woodrow Wilson and Ray Stannard Baker
483,95 kr. As his presidency drew to a close, Woodrow Wilson came to realize the claim history would soon have on the documentary record of his life and work. This work looks not just at Wilson's life and career, but also at the way Wilson was represented by Baker and other biographers, as well as in the media.
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- 483,95 kr.
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- America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After
383,95 kr. The persecution and suffering of the Armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the Ottoman Empire, reached a peak in the era of World War I. This text explores the American response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to President Wilson from his Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Henry Morgenthau.
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- 383,95 kr.
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- A Biography
886,95 kr. A definitive biography of Jefferson, this book explores the dominant themes of his career--democracy, nationality, and enlightenment--and reveals his powerful role in shaping America.
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- 886,95 kr.
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353,95 - 588,95 kr. - Bog
- 353,95 kr.
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1.298,95 kr. - Bog
- 1.298,95 kr.